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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a ceremony at the Pentagon commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

Fascist memes are dangerous too

Matthew N. Hannah - The Conversation

Cringe fascism can reduce deadly serious policy debates to the level of online memes

Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, Troy Jackson speaks at a canvass launch on Election Day during the midterm elections in Portland, Maine on November 3, 2026. Americans voting in the midterm elections will decide who controls Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency, along with dozens of governorships and thousands of state offices. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)

Jackson ends Collins' 30-year reign

Troy Farah

Collins conceded the race Tuesday night amid a massive Democratic wave

President Donald Trump at a midterm campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 1, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump is now radioactive

Andrew O'Hehir

The president's hand-picked candidates were wiped out. Can the party he cannibalized escape his legacy?

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks at a campaign event at the Beacon Drive-In on Nov. 2, 2026 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

MAGA wiped out in blue avalanche

Jason Kyle Howard

Donald Trump said to vote like he was on the ballot — and voters listened

James Talarico, right, and state Rep. Gina Hinojosa raise their hands onstage at a campaign event in Austin, Texas, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)

Talarico, Hinojosa both win big in Texas

Troy Farah

In a landmark result for Lone Star Democrats, they win both a US Senate seat and the governor's race

Dr. Annie Andrews answers questions from members of the media after greeting poll workers at Royal Missionary Baptist Church on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in North Charleston, South Carolina. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Andrews wins South Carolina Senate race

Alex Galbraith

The Democratic candidate pulled out the historic win in a surprisingly close race

Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a campaign rally Oct. 28, 2026, in Morrow, Georgia. (Megan Varner / Getty Images)

Keisha Lance Bottoms wins in Georgia

CK Smith

The former Atlanta mayor defeated billionaire Rick Jackson, who spent over $200 million on his run

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks to supporters and members of the media during a campaign event at the DeKalb History Center Museum in Decatur, Georgia, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (Megan Varner / Getty Images))

Ossoff projected to win reelection

Alex Galbraith

The incumbent Democratic senator's successful campaign will raise expectations about a potential presidential bid

President Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, New York. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Trump rages at Fox News midterm coverage

CK Smith

The president singled out Jessica Tarlov, switching off the network over the host's "voice"

President Donald Trump looks on at a midterm campaign rally at Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa on Nov. 1, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Investigation season is coming for MAGA

Amanda Marcotte

Elon Musk, Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller have a lot to worry about — as does Trump himself

Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks to the press after a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence at the White House on Sept. 29, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Musk's midterm cope is Anakin Skywalker

Alex Galbraith

The online right is playing with AI-generated "Star Wars" action figures ahead of the midterms

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters at "Knock Out The Vote Tour" on Oct. 31, 2026 in Sterling Heights, Michigan (Salwan Georges/Getty Images)

Will the midterms live up to the hype?

Jason Kyle Howard

Democrats expect big wins. But 2026 could still have surprises in store

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Adrian Boot)

Tom Petty and The Who open their vaults

Caryn Rose

The best classic rock box sets don't just revisit history — they bring it to life

A voter takes a sticker after casting their ballot on the final day of early voting ahead of the midterm elections in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Oct. 31, 2026. (AM STEWART / AFP via Getty Images)

Black voters’ election night surprise

Heather Digby Parton

SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act. Early voting numbers indicate that Black Americans are fighting back

Voting stickers. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Five ways voting could be disrupted

Jen Fifield, Peter Elkind - ProPublica

Voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls thanks to the Trump admin's involvement

Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on November 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. With one day left before Americans go to the polls in consequential midterm elections, President Donald Trump is making a last push to hold the GOP's control of the House and the Senate for the remainder of  his second term in office. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump reflects on self before midterms

Troy Farah

As early voting breaks records, the president harps on Washington construction projects and "communist jihadists"

Martha Stewart attends a 2018 Halloween by Michaels (Brian Ach/Getty Images for Michaels)

Martha Stewart's grave Halloween mistake

Melanie McFarland

The lifestyle mogul's tasteless choice to dress up as a homeless person has fans questioning her judgment

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Ali Velshi is on the Big Board now

Melanie McFarland

The MS NOW anchor on early midterm numbers and the stories behind the election-night Big Board

Campaign billboard depicting Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, Tel Aviv, Oct. 26, 2026. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel's election paradox — and ours

Andrew O'Hehir

After last week's big political surprise, Israel has an opportunity for historic change. So do we

Jesse Watters hosts "Jesse Watters Primetime" at FOX News D.C. Bureau on Nov. 3, 2025. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images)

Fox News loses its grip on culture wars

Amanda Marcotte

Coded bigotry is harder to sell when MAGA gets unfiltered garbage online

A shelf in the food section of the Albany Walmart supercenter on Washington Avenue Extension shows how digital shelf labels give the prices of items in digital format (Larry Rulison/Albany Times Union / Getty Images)

The new mystery of the grocery price tag

Ashlie D. Stevens

As stores embrace algorithms, the cost of groceries is becoming a question of whom — and what — we trust

Democratic candidate for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa speaks during Democratic state Rep. James Talarico's New American Dream Tour in Killeen, Texas, on Friday, August 14, 2026. (Photo by Joel Angel Juarez for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The power of Latinas’ Trump regret

Mel Leonor Barclay - The 19th

Latinas were less likely to back Trump but their slide to the right helped fuel his reelection

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to the media after attending Congressional briefings on Iran at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump administration Cabinet officials will be briefing all lawmakers in the House and Senate on U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

CT Sen. Chris Murphy suffers stroke

CK Smith

Murphy, 53, experienced arm numbness at his son's hockey game Saturday and then hospitalized for treatment

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is running against GOP candidate Mike Rogers for the open U.S. Senate seat. (Salwan George / Getty Images)

Stevens breaks ranks to endorse Rogers

CK Smith

Stevens' endorsement exposed a bitter Democratic divide as Michigan's closely watched Senate race nears its end

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